The Daily Heller: Mark Mothersbaugh's Eye-Phonics – PRINT Magazine
"Apotropaic Beatnik Graffiti" is a hypnotically hyper-visual collection of neo-Dada stream-of-conscious visual poetry.
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"Apotropaic Beatnik Graffiti" is a hypnotically hyper-visual collection of neo-Dada stream-of-conscious visual poetry.
Here are several songs DEVO founding member Mark Mothersbaugh wrote for other artists from the late-'70s through 2020s.
The Ventures' - Christmas Album The Ventures Christmas album from 1965 is one of my favorites. Each track features a classic rock riff that morphs into a holiday tune. For example, The Ventures take the Ray Charles tune, "What'd I say," substituting guitar for that opening keyboard riff. Then they quickly push the throttle into "Jingle Bells." The band also takes the Beatles' "I feel fine" and blends it seamlessly into "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." These tracks are very 60s, almost cliches, but have just the right amount of distortion to make them irresistible. I should note the copy we h...